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Shooting at party leaves two wounded

Portland Tribune - 8/1/2017

Police are investigating the Saturday shooting in Lents as the 68th incident of gang violence in 2017

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Two juveniles were wounded when gunfire broke out at a party in Southeast Portland late Saturday.

The names of the victims were not immediately released. They are expected to recover. Police are investigating the incident as gang related.

According to police, at 10:45 p.m. on July 29, East Precinct officers responded to a call regarding a large party at a residence in the 6400 block of Southeast 90th Avenue. As officers responded to the location, the complainant called 9-1-1 a second time to report multiple gun shots.

Officers arrived and located two juvenile victims with injuries related to the gunfire. One juvenile male was transported to an area hospital by ambulance with what is believed to be a non-life-threatening injury. A juvenile female was treated at the scene by emergency medical personnel for an injury related to the shooting.

Police say that during the investigation, officers learned that there was a large fight and disturbance at the party prior to the shooting. Based on information officers gathered at the scene, the Gang Violence Response Team responded to continue the investigation.

According to police, the 68th GET investigation this year and the sixth since Thursday, July 27.

Investigators believe people who witnessed the disturbance and shooting left prior to the police arriving. Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Police Non-Emergency Line at 503-823-3333 or the Tactical Operations Division at 503-823-4106.